Friends! Exciting news! A total eclipse will be visible in parts of San Antonio and areas northwest of San Antonio on April 8, 2024!
IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDER FROM NASA: You should never look at the sun directly without equipment that's specifically designed for looking at the sun. Even using binoculars or a telescope, you could severely damage your eyes or even go blind! Solar eclipses themselves are safe. But looking at anything as bright as the sun is NOT safe without proper protection. (Sunglasses do NOT count.)
In preparation for the eclipse, check out these excellent videos from our esteemed friends and partners Rick Varner of the Scobee Education Center and Pedro Valdes Sada, astronomy professor and host of the podcast Obsesión por el Cielo.
On April 8, 2024, the northwest side of San Antonio and areas northwest of the city, will be able to see a total eclipse!
Click here for a map with a variety of viewing parties across the city.
From NASA, “A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.” Please enjoy and be sure to follow these safety precautions, for safely viewing the 2024 total eclipse, which you can see here.
Join us for a very special celestial event-a total solar eclipse! Visit https://bit.ly/WolffStadEclipse
A viewing party will be held at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium on Monday, April 8th, 2024 from 10AM-2PM (Totality at 1:34pm). Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and grab your seats now!
Tickets only available through this link. For assistance with handicapped seating please contact Lizzy Woeste Box Office Coordinator with the San Antonio Missions at ewoeste@samissions.com.
- Box Seats- Individual stadium seats located on both the 1st and 2nd level of the stadium. Sections 100-114 & 200-210.
- Infield Reserved Seats- Bleacher seats with a back located on the 2nd level of the stadium. Sections 200-210.
- Bullpen and Outfield Reserved Seats- Bleacher seats with a back located on the 1st level of the stadium. Sections 115-126.
Stay safe and still enjoy the sun's stellar shows by creating your very own pinhole camera. It's easy! With just a few simple supplies, you can make a pinhole camera that lets you watch a solar eclipse safely and easily from anywhere.
From: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/how-to-make-a-pinhole-camera/
Our friends at WBGU PBS created an awesome eclipse booklet with fun activities.
Please find more information about these events, including important safety advice, and more at sanantonioeclipse.org.
Please reach out to us with any questions at education@klrn.org. Thank you, Friends!
Recursos en español
KLRN Blog y Recursos para el Eclipse de 2024
¡Amigos! ¡Emocionantes noticias! Partes de la ciudad de San Antonio van a ver el eclipse total el 8 de abril 2024.
AVISOS IMPORTANTES DE NASA: Nunca debe mirar al sol directamente sin un equipo diseñado específicamente para mirar al sol. Incluso usando binoculares o un telescopio, ¡podría dañar gravemente sus ojos o incluso quedarse ciego! Los eclipses solares en sí mismos son seguros. Pero mirar algo tan brillante como el sol NO es seguro sin la protección adecuada. (Las gafas de sol NO cuentan).
En preparación para el eclipse, echa un vistazo a estos excelentes videos de nuestros estimados amigos y socios Rick Varner del Centro de Scobee Education Center y Pedro Valdés Sada, profesor de astronomía y presentador del podcast Obsesión por el Cielo.
Disfrute y asegúrese de seguir estas precauciones de seguridad para ver de manera segura el eclipse de 2024, que puede ver aquí.
Haz clic aquí para ver eventos del eclipse en la ciudad.
El 8 de abril de 2024, el lado noroeste de San Antonio y el noroeste de la ciudad, ¡podrán ver un eclipse total! Un eclipse solar total ocurre cuando la Luna pasa entre el Sol y la Tierra, bloqueando completamente la cara del Sol. El cielo se oscurecerá como si fuera el amanecer o el anochecer". Por favor, disfrute y asegúrese de seguir estas precauciones de seguridad, para ver con seguridad el eclipse total de 2024, que puede ver aquí.
Únase a nosotros para un evento celestial muy especial: ¡un eclipse solar total! Visita https://bit.ly/WolffStadEclipse La fiesta de visualización se llevará a cabo en el Estadio Municipal Nelson W. Wolff el lunes 8 de abril de 2024 de 10 a. m. a 2 p. m. (totalidad a la 1:34 p. m.). ¡No te pierdas esta oportunidad única en la vida y toma tus asientos ahora! Las entradas solo están disponibles a través de este enlace. Para obtener ayuda con asientos para discapacitados, comuníquese con Lizzy Woeste, coordinadora de taquilla de las Misiones de San Antonio en ewoeste@samissions.com.
- Asientos de palco: asientos individuales ubicados en el 1er y 2do nivel del estadio. Secciones 100-114 y 200-210.
- Asientos reservados en el In Field: asientos en las gradas con respaldo ubicados en el 2º nivel del estadio. Secciones 200 a 210.
- Asientos reservados en el Bullpen y Outfield: asientos en las gradas con respaldo ubicados en el 1er nivel del estadio. Secciones 115 y 126.
Manténgase seguro y disfrute de los espectáculos estelares del sol creando su propia cámara estenopeica. ¡Es fácil! Con solo unos pocos suministros simples, puede hacer una cámara estenopeica que le permita ver un eclipse solar de manera segura y fácil desde cualquier lugar. De: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/how-to-make-a-pinhole-camera/
Encuentre más información sobre estos eventos, incluidos consejos de seguridad importantes y más en sanantonioeclipse.org.
Nuestros amigos de WBGU PBS crearon un increíble folleto sobre eclipses con actividades divertidas.
¡Estamos entusiasmados con todos estos increíbles eventos! Póngase en contacto con nosotros si tiene alguna pregunta en education@klrn.org. ¡Gracias, amigos!
VIDEOS
(All About Eclipses with Rick Varner) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMCCZhZ335U
(Todo Sobre los Eclipses com Pedro Valdés Sada) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYLfWBiSggQ
Prepping for the 2024 Solar Eclipse (26m, 46 s)
https://video.klrn.org/video/prepping-for-the-2024-solar-eclipse-4iiigp/
Sci-Tech: KLRN-produced video featuring Michelle Risse from Scobee from 2017:
San Antonio College is helping residents safely watch the Solar Eclipse. Hear from teachers at the SAC Planetarium about the eclipse, what we can see, and how to safely view it.
https://video.klrn.org/video/aug-18-2017-eclipse-6qibsa/ (Start at 1:10, or 1:16 and end at 2:15)
Living St. Louis: Featuring Dr. Angela Speck:https://video.klrn.org/video/dr-angela-speck-ysjqsl/
Five Phases of Solar Eclipse:https://video.klrn.org/video/five-phases-of-solar-eclipse-uarmxh/
UTSA-Produced Eclipse Videos:
(En español) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDE6aGaLhuY
(In English) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkcZUN0FhjM
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ACTIVITIES TO TRY AT HOME / ACTIVIDADES PARA PROBAR EN CASA
Ready Jet Go! | Make a Moon Phase BoxDid you know the moon has different phases? Observe with your child how the shape of the moon appears to change night after night. Make a moon phase box to get a closer look at how and why the moon’s shape appears to change. / ¿Sabías que la Luna tiene diferentes fases? Observa con tu niño cómo la forma de la Luna cambia noche tras noche. Hagan una caja para las fases de la luna para ver de cerca cómo y por qué la forma de la Luna cambia.
Ready Jet Go! | Moon Observation Journal Ever wonder why the Moon appears to change shape or why its surface looks the way it does? In this activity from Ready Jet Go!, your child can spend some time looking up at the Moon and then track and record their observations in this easy-to-make journal. / ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué la Luna parece cambiar de forma o por qué su superficie se ve de la manera en que lo hace? En esta actividad de Ready Jet Go!, su hijo puede pasar algún tiempo mirando hacia la Luna y luego rastrear y registrar sus observaciones en este diario fácil de hacer.
Greetings from Around the World: Language Cards | Let's Go Luna! Learn how to greet a friend in eight different languages with your favorite characters from Let's Go Luna! / ¡Aprende a saludar a un amigo en ocho idiomas diferentes con tus personajes favoritos de Let's Go Luna!
ORGANIZATIONS WITH ECLIPSE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES / ORGANIZACIONES CON RECURSOS EDUCATIVOS DE ECLIPSE
Organization Name: American Astronomical Society
Website: https://eclipse.aas.org/
About: The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America, and helps prepare citizens of, and visitors to, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to safely experience and enjoy the upcoming solar eclipses.
Two major solar eclipses are coming to North America! On Saturday, October 14, 2023, an annular ("ring of fire") eclipse sweeps from Oregon to Texas in a 125-mile-wide path that continues to the Yucatán peninsula and northern South America. Six months later, on Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse darkens a 115-mile-wide swath from Mexico to Eastern Canada, traversing the U.S. from Texas to Maine in the process. In both cases virtually all of North America will have at least a partial solar eclipse.
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: KLRN PBS Television
Website:https://www.klrn.org/
About: Our mission is to open a world of lifelong learning through trustworthy and enriching programs on-air, online and in our community. Our vision is to be indispensable to our community's well-being by using the power of media to inform, entertain and inspire.
Contact information: Rachel Salinas, KLRN Director of School Services: rsalinas@klrn.org
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: Witte Museum
Website:https://www.wittemuseum.org/
About: The Witte Museum inspires people to shape the future of Texas through relevant and transformative experiences in nature, science and culture. As San Antonio’s most-visited museum, the Witte reaches a diverse audience of hundreds of thousands from within Bexar County and beyond.
Contact information: (210) 357-1900 , SarahRowley@wittemuseum.org
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: DoSeum
Website:https://www.thedoseum.org/
Contact information: (210) 212-4453 , Richard Kissel, Chief Program Officer: rkissel@thedoseum.org
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: Southwest Research Institute
Website:https://www.swri.org/
About: SWRI is composed of R&D problem solvers providing independent, premier services to government and industry clients. Our multidisciplinary nature allows us to rapidly assemble diverse teams to tackle problems from multiple directions. We push the boundaries of science and technology to develop innovative solutions that advance the state of the art and improve human health and safety. Operating as a nonprofit since our 1947 inception, we work in the public’s best interest and toward the betterment of humanity. And as a contract R&D organization, we are here when you need us.
Contact information: Tracy Becker, Group Lead R&D Southwest Research Institute: tracy.becker@swri.org
What age would this work for: General Public, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: Alamo STEM Ecosystem
Website:https://www.alamostemecosystem.org/
About: A STEM Learning Ecosystem encompasses schools, community settings such as after-school and summer programs, science centers and museums, and informal experiences at home and in a variety of environments that together constitute a rich array of learning opportunities for young people. A learning ecosystem harnesses the unique collaborations of all these different settings in symbiosis to deliver STEM learning for all children. The Alamo STEM Ecosystem is an active, cross-sector partnership working to bridge youth, community, and the workforce in San Antonio, Texas.
Contact information: 210-444-1710 ext. 1737 , alamostem.ecosystem@esc20.info
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: Scobee Education Center
Website:http://sacscobee.org/
About: The Scobee Education Center at San Antonio College is dedicated to engaging our students and community in life-changing experiences that inspire the pathways to STEAM careers. The Center was established on the campus of San Antonio College in memory of the lives given by the seven crew members of the Space Shuttle Challenger/STS-51LL "Teacher in Space" mission. Our goal is to carry on the crew's educational mission, to spark youth interest and joy in science and engineering.
Contact information: Richard Varner, Director Scobee Education Center: rvarner4@alamo.edu (210) 486-0402
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy
Website:https://www.utsa.edu/physics/
About: The Department of Physics and Astronomy at UTSA offers undergraduate and graduate students research opportunities in six principal areas: Astrophysics and Cosmology, Biophysics, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, and Nanotechnology and Ultramicroscopy. The Department also encourages collaborations among different research groups, across campus, and with other institutions, including the Space Physics and Instrumentation Graduate program with Southwest Research Institute. The Department offers first-rate facilities in atomic force microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, ultrafast optical spectroscopy and microscopy, terahertz spectroscopy, pulsed laser thin film deposition, thin film characterization, atomic layer deposition, and mass spectrometry. The research carried out by the faculty members is avant-grade and proudly produces many publications in high impact, world renowned journals.
Contact information: Department Chair: Dr. Angela Speck: Phone: (210) 458-6316, PhysicsAndAstronomy@utsa.edu
What age would this work for: General Public, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: The American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Website: https://eclipse.aas.org/workshops/sep2023
About: The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America, and helps prepare citizens of, and visitors to, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to safely experience and enjoy the upcoming solar eclipses.
Contact information: https://eclipse.aas.org/contact-us
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: IDRA: Intercultural Development Research Association
Website:https://www.idra.org/
Services they offer: IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to achieve equal educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college. IDRA strengthens and transforms public education by providing dynamic training; useful research, evaluation, and frameworks for action; timely policy analyses; and innovative materials and programs.
Contact information: Dr. Stephanie Garcia
What age would this work for: General Public, Early Childhood, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
Organization Name: San Antonio Astronomical Association (SAAA)
Website:http://sanantonioastronomy.org/
Services they offer: The San Antonio Astronomical Association promotes the study of astronomy and related sciences, to pursue observation, and construction of instruments as a hobby.
Contact information: Dan Cruz, daniel@dlcruz.com
What age would this work for: General Public, School Age, Postsecondary, Family
